The Digswell Winter Squad went out, four stacks and......... then Bramfield
Trying to avoid a massive puddle I had crashed through I advised our eldest member, 54 to go round, what we thought was ground was a three foot drainage channel. Despite going in to waist height he held the bike up high and climbed out. So we called in at the nearest pub, bacon sandwiches and called International Rescue for him. The remaining two carried on.

Bushed after 2:30 ride around devils Punchbowl. Fun climbs and descents on Thursley Common and the higher bits on the Punchbowl - I avoided the main BW after Higfhfield Lane (?)/cattle grid and had a few adventures in the deep snow on some of the paths at the top. Nice of the quad bikes to have a few tracks in places!!! Not a single person passed except for the sledgers on Rodborough common. Great laugh in the snow but noticeably colder that yesterday morning. Only just got in before the light went, Feet de-thawing now.....Aaargh

Only intended to go out for a little 15km spin this morning, but it was actually really nice and grippy so I stayed out and ended up getting nearly 40km in. Apart from a couple patches of sheet ice, my Rubber Queen and X King combo coped brilliantly with the conditions (as they did with all the wet and mud recently) - for the riding I do I might have found a decent all-year round tyre setup!

Nice work Rocketdog, bacon and sausages cooked out on a ride taste so much better.

Murr and I did a 40 mile epic over the Lomond and Cleish hills. the road sections joining the trails were equally challenging. Top ride, just made it back before darkness fell. Good endurance training for the Puffer for Murr.

Couple of people saying that they had the hills to themselves. Up Rivington and Winter Hill it was blowing a gale and pretty damned cold. The place is normally crawling with walkers and today there were very few but i reckon there were more Mountain Bikers and runners out than i've ever seen before!